Human Smoke: The Beginnings of World War II, the End of Civilization, Paperback - Nicholson Baker

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Nicholson BakerBestselling author Nicholson Baker, recognized as one of the most dexterous and talented writers in America ...

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FDR's Ambassadors and the Diplomacy of Crisis: From the Rise of Hitler to the End of World War II - David Mayers

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Description*Includes pictures *Includes contemporary accounts *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading Though both nations...

In this magisterial and groundbreaking work, Csaba Bekes shares decades of his research to provide a sweeping examination of Hungary's internationa...

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Publisher: Mason Crest PublishersAuthor(s): Christopher ChantNumber of pages: 80Collection: World War IIPublication date: 2017Dimensions: 209 x 247...

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A perfect introduction to the conflict, The History of World War II gives an accessible history of events with a detailed timeline. The book is div...

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The world was in ruin at the end of World War II: from the Blitz in London to the aftermath of the atomic bomb blasts in Hiroshima and Nagasaki. A ...

Experts analyse the impact of World War II on individual countries and regions, and how its legacy continues to shape political and military thinki...

An electrifying and hilarious novel about the mundanity of office life, reissued for Granta Editions.

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A warm-hearted, tender novel about marriage, fatherhood and playing the tuba, part of a stunning redesign of Baker's Granta backlist.Publisher: Gra...

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The renowned philosopher John Searle investigates the nature of social reality. How do institutions such as money, marriage, and government arise f...

Baker's startlingly honest, very funny account of his obsession with John Updike, part of a stunning redesign of Baker's Granta backlist.Publisher:...

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'A modern tragedy on the grand scale.' Salman RushdieThe War of the End of the World is one of the great modern historical novels.

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